THE SQUIRE OF LOW DEGREE

THE SQUIRE OF LOW DEGREE
Author: Edmund Spenser
Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2018-09-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 8828333278
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A FREE EBOOK – “The Squire of Low Degree”, also known as "The Sqyr of Lowe Degree" (old English), is an anonymous late Middle English or early Modern English verse romance. Originally published as a poem as the fourth part of “Stories from the Faerie Queene” by Edmund Spencer, here Mary Macleod represents the poems in the form of a novel. SYNOPSIS There is little doubt that it was intended to be enjoyed by the masses rather than the wealthy or aristocratic sections of society, and, perhaps in consequence of this, it was one of the better-known of the English romances during the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. It was reprinted on demand in the 19th century. It was a squyer of lowe degré That loved the kings doughter of Hungré.[Hungary] After seven years of undeclared love the squire opens his heart to the princess. She replies that she loves him, but that as a mere squire he will have to prove himself by fighting his way to Jerusalem and laying his sword on the Holy Sepulchre. Only this, she believes, will be enough to convince her father that they should marry. Their conversation is overheard by the king's steward, who steals off to the king to report it, and adds the malicious lie that the squire has made an attempt on the princess's virtue. The king has a good opinion of the squire and is reluctant to believe this, but tells the steward to watch the princess's room closely to see whether the squire will visit her. The squire now goes to the king to ask his leave to go abroad adventuring. On being given this permission the squire sets out, but turns aside from his way to visit the princess's chamber and make his farewells. There, finding the steward and a numerous body of men-at-arms lying in wait for him, he asks the princess to let him in. Well, what happened next? It may not quite be what you think. To find the answer to your questions and what happened to the Princess and the Squire love for each other, we invite you to download this story and enjoy the 4th book in the series. =============== KEYWORDS/TAGS: Squire, Prince, Amoret, Amyas, Placidas, Emilia, Arthur, dwarf, lady, Pœana, Poeana, captive, daughter, prison, savage, friends, Giant, favour, Corflambo, beautiful, Belphœbe, dungeon, liberty, shield, forest, wicked, marry, Princess, wood, pleasure, thraldom, hideous, bondage, Slander, Knight, castle, King, Queen, spite, noble, folly, vanquish, gallop, dromedary, war horse, Scudamour, Red cross, Good, Sir Guyon, legend, Britomart, stories, faerie queene, fairy queen, Edmund Spenser, classic poem, Folklore, Fairy Tales, Myths, Children’s Stories, Childrens, fables, easy reading, virtues, morals, Lady Una, Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, sword, opinion, chamber, guards, steward, men at arms, Hungary, Princess, malicious lie, abroad adventuring, altar

Loving in Verse

Loving in Verse
Author: Stephen Guy-Bray
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2006-01-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0802092039
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The current critical tendency in the study of Renaissance literature is to regard the relationship between a poet and his predecessor as either familial or antagonistic. Stephen Guy-Bray argues that neither of these models can be applied to all poetic relationships and that, in fact, the romantic and even sexual nature of some relationships must be considered. Loving in Verse examines how three poets present their relationship to their most important predecessors, beginning with Dante's use of Virgil and Statius in the Divine Comedy, moving on to Spenser's use of medieval English poets in theFaerie Queene, and finally addressing Hart Crane's use of Whitman in The Bridge. In each case, Guy-Bray shows how the younger poet presents himself and the older poet as part of a male couple. He goes on to demonstrate how male couples are, in fact, found throughout these poems, and while some are indeed familial or hostile, many are romantic or sexual. Using concepts from queer theory and close readings of images and allusions in these texts, Loving in Verse demonstrates the importance of homoeroticism to an examination of poetic influence. A discussion of the theories of poetic influence from four twentieth-century writers (T.S. Eliot, Harold Bloom, Roland Barthes, and Frank O'Hara) concludes Guy-Bray's analysis.

The Oxford English Literary History

The Oxford English Literary History
Author: James Simpson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 686
Release: 2002
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780198182610
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Ranging from the extraordinary burst of English literary writing under the reign of Richard II to the literature of the Reformation, this title challenges traditional assumptions and argues that the stylistic diversity enjoyed by late medieval writers was curtailed by the authoritarian practice of the 16th-century cultural revolution.

The Gender of Money in Middle English Literature

The Gender of Money in Middle English Literature
Author: Diane Cady
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2019-10-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 3030262618
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The Gender of Money in Middle English Literature: Value and Economy in Late Medieval England explores the vital and under-examined role that gender plays in the conceptualization of money and value in a period that precedes and shapes what we now recognize as the discipline of political economy. Through readings of a range of late Middle English texts, this book demonstrates the ways in which gender ideology provided a vocabulary for articulating fears and fantasies about money and value in the late Middle Ages. These ideas inform beliefs about money and value in the West, particularly in realms that are often seen as outside the sphere of economy, such as friendship, love and poetry. Exploring the gender of money helps us to better understand late medieval notions of economy, and to recognize the ways in which gender ideology continues to haunt our understanding of money and value, albeit often in occluded ways.

Love's Sacrifice

Love's Sacrifice
Author: John Ford
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2002
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9780719015571
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A. T. Moore's thorough commentary on "Love's Sacrifice" is designed to be of use to all kinds of readers, from students of Early Modern drama to specialists in the field. The notes provide full explanations of obscure words and phrases, and offer analyzes of many aspects of staging and interpretation. The text for this edition is based on a fresh study of the quarto of 1633, the only authoritative early text. In his introduction to the play, Moore reappraises the evidence for the play's date of composition. He also looks at the circumstances of the play's genesis, presenting detailed discussions of both the theater where "Love's Sacrifice" was first performed and the acting company for which it was written. Arguing that Ford's adaptation of his source materials is the key to interpreting this remarkably allusive play, Moore provides a wealth of new information about Ford's sources.The introduction also includes a survey of critical responses, an overview of the play, stage history, and a bibliography of relevant secondary material. This new volume in the "Revels Plays" series is the most detailed and comprehensive edition of "Love's Sacrifice" ever published - and the first modern-spelling edition of Ford's tragedy in more than a century. The play's textual history is discussed in an appendix. A second appendix examines possible links between "Love's Sacrifice" and the real-life story of the murdered Italian prince and musician Carlo Gesualdo.

The Faerie Queene: Complete in Five Volumes

The Faerie Queene: Complete in Five Volumes
Author: Edmund Spenser
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
Total Pages: 1521
Release: 2008-10-01
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1603840389
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The Faerie Queene from Hackett Publishing Company: Spenser's great work in five volumes. Each includes its own Introduction, annotation, notes on the text, bibliography, glossary, and index of characters; Spenser's Letter to Raleigh and a short Life of Edmund Spenser appear in every volume.

The Faerie Queene, Books Three and Four

The Faerie Queene, Books Three and Four
Author: Edmund Spenser
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
Total Pages: 514
Release: 2006-11-30
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1603840419
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These paired Arthurian legends suggest that erotic desire and the desire for companionship undergird national politics. The maiden Britomart, Queen Elizabeth's fictional ancestor, dons armor to search for a man whom she has seen in a crystal ball. While on this quest, she seeks to understand how one can be chaste while pursuing a sexual goal, in love with a man while passionately attached to a woman, a warrior princess yet a wife. As Spenser's most sensitively developed character, Britomart is capable of heroic deeds but also of teenage self-pity. Her experience is anatomized in the stories of other characters, where versions of love and friendship include physical gratification, torture, mutual aid, competition, spiritual ecstasy, self-sacrifice, genial teasing, jealousy, abduction, wise government, sedition, and the valiant defense of a pig shed.